good morning. massacre and motive, in the wake of norway's darkest days since world war ii, the suspect has emerged along with chilling details from the murder spree from those who survived the horror. er toments talent. amy winehouse, unique voice and distinctive style, overshadowed by addiction and arrest, dead at age 27. as fans pay tribute back at her home, we look back on her troubled life. wedding day. same-sex couples tie the knot in

new york. sunday, july 24, 2011. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday. i'm lester holt. >> i'm jenna work. another day, another heat record. you had had on a -- >> i'm about ready to say uncle. enough already. 100 degrees in new york city central park saturday. baltimore, 102. 104 in trenton, new jersey. millions have been caught in this july cooker. we hear there may be some relief in sight later today. so, i can get rid of the sleeveless jacket, we'll get the forecast coming up. >> good look on you. it's awkward. also, we have sad news out of london. with the death of amy winehouse with her beehive hairdo, soulful voice, she skyrocketed to fame

but it also came with strug. >> the same age as kurt cobain, janis joplin and jimmy morrison were when they died. our great outdoor adventure. we spent two days in the utah desert. we showed you part one of the trip yesterday. i'm sure you were entertained. we could not bring cell phones, sleeping bags or pretty much anything else with us this morning. part two. were we able to make fire? were we able to find food? most importantly, obviously, were we able to make it out of the desert? the answer is yes but -- >> the show-stopper for me was the snake. >> for you. >> yeah, at that point bring in the helicopter and get me out of here. we have a lot coming up. the latest out of norway, the attacks that claimed nearly 100 lives. police have one man in custody and investigators are not sure

if the gunman acted alone. this morning we are learning several people are being detained in a police raid connected to the attacks. nbc's martin fletcher is in oslo for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: yes, several people detained. the police are investigating whether or not the killer did have help making the bomb in oslo. also, they're looking for potentially another shooter on this island here where the children were killed. now, this morning the king, the queen of norway, the government leaders, all at a memorial in oslo cathedral this morning for the 93 victims. the man who did it said he wanted to change norwegian society. norway is in mourning trying to understand. photos of a youth camp taken just before the shooting, as norway's prime minister said, a paradise island that turned into hell. desperate survivors pulled to safety from the worst shooting

massacre in memory. at least 85 murdered. >> going around killing people like it was no big deal. >> he just was like shooting everyone. he wasn't thinking. it seemed like a night pair. >> reporter: police said the suspect hunted the victims, aged from 12 to 19, shooting them for 90 minutes. when police finally arrived, this is his moment of surrender. no resistance. he had no police record. >> we have not arrested him before or anything like that. >> reporter: police say in may the suspect bought six tons of fertilizer, similar to the kind timothy mcveigh used in oklahoma city. it may are been used to make the bomb. after setting off the car bomb that killed seven in oslo's central square, the suspect drove to the island in less than an hour away, dressed as a policeman. he told the teenagers he needed to protect them after the oslo bombing. he gathered them close and open fire. >> the reason i thought it was a

game or, i don't know, something else, was -- it was like not high sound shooting. it was like silence or something. like fireworks. >> reporter: as they fled through the woods and swam for their lives, he picked them off one by one. >> the guy with the gun was tanding there and shooting at us. >> if i start to swim, a bit later i would have been shot. i think we would have been dead now. >> i tried to save, but there were people i couldn't do anything for. >> reporter: the suspect's name is anders bee ring breivik, just updated his facebook page, called himself a christian, conservative, likes hunting. facebook friends, zero. a right winger but with no signs of potential violence. >> how strong is the right wing here? how big is this pool of people that could produce such a person? >> that pool of people, i would say, is very, very limited. when we see here is a rather

extreme single instance rather than something representative. >> reporter: the maximum punishment in norway for any crime is 21 years in prison. if convicted, the 32-year-old suspect will be back on the streets when he's 53 years old. just hours before he began his murder spree, the suspect posted a manifesto on the internet. he said the attack would focus on his political views. now he's charged with terrorism and arraigned tomorrow. >> thank you. now here's jenna. >> thanks. amy winehouse released just two albums in her short career, including one that won a grammy for record of the year. but her incredible perform ans were ellipclipsed by her public breakdown and this weekend she was found dead in her london home. this is live picture from outside her home. as you can see, fans have created a memorial for

winehouse. they have left many items. peter alexander has more on her life and her death. ♪ ♪ my held head high >> reporter: with her mastery of soul and jazz, amy winehouse didn't sound like a white jewish woman who grew up in the suburbs of london. in 20 08 winehouse won five grammys, critics and fans loved her with that unmistakenable beehive hairdo and old fashioned sailor tattoos. her career soared and her influence on other singers, including british performer adelle and lady gaga was almost immediate. >> there were elements of jazz. there were elements of motown, soul, everything mixed up in something that was almost unearthly and out of timeness. >> reporter: winehouse with her powerful voice found herself powerless over drugs and alcohol.

♪ ♪ i said no no no >> reporter: she acknowledged her struggle with addiction in the song "rehab ", making her american debut on "late show with david letterman." last month appearing to be high on something -- winehouse was booed by an audience in belgrade, serbia, as she stumble add cross the stage unable to remember the lyrics of her songs, forcing her to cancel her european tour. winehouse's self-destruction later seen by millions on youtube. last night fans gathered outside her home, stunned by her sudden death. >> we all watched her become self-destructive and eventually fall. it's really sad. >> reporter: now winehouse joins what many rock fans call the 27 club. jimi hendrix, janis joplin, jim morrison, kurt cobain. and now amy winehouse all died

when they were just 27 years old. in a recent interview amy winehouse's father said she'd been going through some rough stuff of late but he also said in the last few weeks she was, to use his words, doing absolutely fantastic. paramedics say when they arrived there was nothing they could do to save winehouse. her autopsy could be completed today. peter alexander, nbc news, london. in this country, this is shaping up to be one long, hot summer. consider this. last week 845 records were broken or tied. it's blistering heat wave but is it about to break? janice huff is outside on the plaza to tell us. what is it looking like in terms of relief? >> doesn't feel that bad this morning and we're expecting cooler temps in the northeast today. so, it really depends on where you live. yes, the northeast will get some relief. yesterday we had record heat as you mentioned earlier. boston in the 90s. 100 degrees in new york city. but today in the 80s to around 90. the jet stream is shifting

south. the central portion of the country will not see relief. dallas, 25 consecutive days of 10 0-degree heat there and more is expected. not expecting that pattern to change for the next couple of weeks for that portion of the country, lester -- or jenna. in washington politics, there appears to be progress in a bid to reach a deal on the debt ceiling. president obama and house speaker john boehner were back at the table yesterday after talks collapsed on friday. david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning. >> it's been a busy weekend for house speaker and president, all parties involved. where are we at this moment? is this going to get done? >> there's confidence the debt ceiling will be raised. there's urgency to try to suage worried investors before the market opens tomorrow that there's at least a framework for a deal. still a disagreement about how large the package should be, whether it should be short term or long term.

in other words, how much deficit cutting do you really want to do? this thing broke down over tax increases yet again. a great deal of acrimony, certainly unusual. a level of frustration we've seen from the president and speaker boehner. they met yesterday. you've seen that picture saturday at the white house. so, that's where the action is. in many ways, the white house, while the president has been in touch with speaker boehner, a lot of negotiates has been happening between the parties on capitol hill. >> one of the reasons washington is so pressed to get a deal done is to reensure investors, both here and abroad. would formulating a framework of this deal be enough to do that or would they need to have an entire deal in place? >> well, we'll see. i don't know the answer to that question. what we've seen so far is there's been enough confidence among investors that a deal would be done, the ceiling would be raised, the markets have been going up over the past week. but this is a critical point. how much deficit-cutting are they going to do to send a message to the world and ratings

agency that the united states is serious about dealing with their fiscal house? we know in europe countries are roiling over the defalt of european countries and their own debt emergencies. so, here you've got the u.s. economy on the brink. the president, other officials have said, look, if this is not a sizeable enough package to cut spending to deal with the deficit, the united states' credit rating could still be downgraded. the real question i have this morning, has enough damage already been done because of the paralysis here in washington? >> what's the final drop dead deadline here? is there a way we know this could end or could talks keep going? >> they could keep going. they have to have something in place by august 2nd. if it went a few days beyond that, just finalizing the deal, that might be okay. the urgency has been to show, to demonstrate by tomorrow they're very close to a deal because if they've got a deal, remember, that's not the end of the line here. then they have to actually draft legislation, get it voted on in congress and get it to the president. >> and what do you coming up on

"meet the press" for us? >> we'll get the latest from the president's chief of staff, bill daley and hear from senator tom coburn, a republican, and a special discussion about whether washington is simply broken and unable to govern. >> thanks very much. jeff rossen is standing by for more of the morning's top stories. >> good morning to you. we're going to begin in texas where a child's birthday party at a roller rink turned deadly. just west of dallas. police say an argument broke out between a man and a relative before one of them open fire killing five adults and then himself. four others were injured. witnesses say the gunman was the father of the 11-year-old celebrating his birthday. now to china where the search continues this morning inside the tangled wreckage of a train crash. at least 34 people were killed, more than 200 seriously injured. now crews are desperately looking for survivors. the crash happened when a high-speed look motive smashed into a stalled train disabled by

lightning. and finally, call them the dancing dudes. you can call them whatever you want. just take a look. justin and jeremy, look at them rock out on their wii video game. listen for a minute. i love the hip shimmies. and they're synchronized. i wonder how long they practiced. they're now a youtube sensation because of it. keep going, guys. 14 minutes past the hour. looks like lester and jenna. >> they look nothing like lesser and jenna. adorable. look at them. -g. our executive producer has twin boys, could very well be theirs. maybe not. thank you, jeff rossen. janice with another check of your weekend forecast. >> i wish i had moves like that. good morning. we have a nice crowd on the plaza. we're enduring some nice weather here. it's not so bad here in new york city. it's rather cloudy.

the temperatures aren't expected to be quite as hot today. across the rest of the nation, the central portion of the country, the heat will be searing once again across texas and the middle portion of the around the bay area this morning we once again have some low clouds. a little bit of mist in spots around the peninsula and coast and those low clouds actually all the way into livermore this morning. as we head towards lunchtime, we'll get clearing skies inland. temperatures in line of yesterday's 70s to low 80s inland. 60s again for san francisco. seven-day forecast will cool off as the marine layer deepens up to kick off the workweek. then temperatures climb as high pressure returns approaching next weekend. now, back inside to jenna. up next on "today," wedding day. the celebrations already under way in new york. right after this. also get a free flight. you know that comes with a private island. really? no. it comes with a hat. you see, airline credit cards promise flights

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couples started lining up before day break at city clerk's office, wrapped around the corner here. in all, more than 800 couples throughout new york city will say "i do" today. but for couples around the state, some of them were the first to marry just after midnight. for many, today is just as much about making history as it is about making it official. >> just open it. >> reporter: word came in the form of an e-mail. for tiffany and meredith. >> have been selected -- >> that's it. we're done. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> reporter: the engaged couple are among the 823 who entered the new york city lottery and chosen to marry on the first day same-sex marriage is legal in new york state. >> i'm just so happy. i mean, we wanted to get married in new york so badly because this is where we live. this is where we made our home. this is where we met. this is where we fell in love.

>> reporter: douglas and michael will officially make it legal today, using the historic occasional to celebrate their own history together. they were married in a church ceremony nearly two decades ago and have raised two sons. >> who would have ever thought in our lifetime this would happen or the state would recognize our relationship and the love we have for each other continues at 25 years. >> reporter: new celebrations and new sources of income for businesses catering to same-sex couples. >> that is going to help all of us who have been suffering through this terrible economy. >> reporter: at city cupcakes in chelsea, the orders are already coming in. >> we're actually booked for a gay wedding on monday. it's our first gay wedding. >> reporter: new york is the sixth and largest state to legalize same-sex marriage along with washington, d.c., massachusetts was the first. >> i'm going to to send you

two -- >> reporter: boston wedding planner just opened an office in new york city and is relocating to the state with her wife and baby this fall. >> new york is the number one travel destination for lgbt tourists. as a result, i believe that my business is going to double or even triple in the coming years. >> reporter: but on this day, the focus will be on the couples waiting to say "i do." >> this is insane. >> you're going to be my wife. >> you're going to be my wife. >> reporter: not everyone is happy about same-sex marriage. here in manhattan, about a handful of protesters have shown up, including a group from the westboro baptist congregation in the midwest. >> michelle franzen, thank you. still to come a sunday edition of "today," amanda knox r bid for first, these messages. for a crucial hearing in her appeal. [ male announcer ] get ready for the left lane.

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good morning to you, waking up in oakland, this is what you might see out your window, lots of gray and a cooler forecast on the horizon as well. i'm kris sanchez. that lo thanks for joining us this sunday morning. i'm here with meteorologist rob mayeda. >> short term we're going to be cooling down a little bit. you saw oakland over the shoulder there. you can see we've got low clouds in parts of the bay area. the sun starting to break through around san jose. we're at 58 degrees right now. oakland also 58. southwest wind at 7. into san francisco, some low clouds in and around the golden gate bridge. 59 degrees. good, healthy sea breeze again, which is reaching inland this morning. it's going to keep our

temperatures fairly comfortable. we should be in the low 80s around san jose and 70s in most of the inner east bay. we'll see low to mid-70s, 80s inland concord to fairfield, also around livermore. altamont pass mid-80s. 70s from healdsburg down to petaluma. as the marine layer deepens up, we may have morning drizzle as times. second half of the week trending warmer, perhaps 90s coming our way towards friday and saturday. we should be fine for now. oakley police are questioning a possible suspect in a shooting that killed one man and sent another to the hospital. it happened around 7:00 last night in the area of o'hara avenue and laurel streets near highway 4. oakley police found a man shot dead inside a car. another man was shot nearby. he was taken to john muir medical center in walnut creek. police are questioning a possible suspect but are still

looking for more suspects as well. two men are under arrest after an 11-year-old girl was shot in san francisco's western addition neighborhood. that girl, who is being identified only as linda buys her uncle, is in critical but stable condition at san francisco general hospital. police say a group of men were arguing when one of them pulled out a gun and started firing. one of the bullets went into an apartment striking the girl in the chest. the victim's uncle said he heard six to seven shots. two bullets hit the apartment an his niece came out. she said she had been shot. as for the suspects, their names had not been released. they are believed to be 18 and 19 years old. state senator leland yi made it official, he wants to be the mayor of san francisco. the san francisco democrat turned in a batch of voter signatures to city hall that put him over the 10,000 signatures necessary to run without paying a filing fee. in his statement, he said he was looking forward to talking with voters about how to improve public schools, the environment and also the economy. he has served in the state

senate since 2006 and also served three terms in the assembly. and one of yi's main competitors for the job hasn't actually said whether he will run. until recently interim mayor ed lee said he wanted to return to his old job as city administrator. when asked on friday, lee simply said i have not made a decision and that led to speculation that he may be changing his mind and considering a run for a full term as mayor. we have all the day's news coming up for you at 7:00, including a summer vacation tragedy which killed a family of hour from the bay area. we'll also talk more about our workweek forecast. we'll see you in 30s minutes.

we're back on this sweltering sunday morning. not too bad. i'll call it hot. july 24th, 2011. we're told the heat wave will finally break here later today in the northeast, although it's still expected to reach 91 degrees. so our many thanks to a great crowd for spending part of the morning with us, outside the plaza along with lester holt, i'm jenna wolfe, and we are so blessed to have amy robach joining us today. >> and all for our survival school venture. we showed you part one of our trek into the utah desert. >> that's right, jenna, lester, and i spent the night without sleeping bags, tents, or phones.

>> we were told to make our own fires and map our own way up. one of us was great at fires, one of us was great at maps. >> and i was tweeting this morning and i said, you know, no toilet paper, no matches, no sleeping bag. and i asked people what's the must-have you would have? and i got great responses. >> one thing we weren't allowed to have was gum -- >> or deodorant. >> and who has gum right now? >> that's three years, amy. >> i'm a gum addict. >> anyway. we also have some serious stories we're covering. what's in store for amanda knox and her appeal. she turned 24 this month, she's hoping this will be her last birthday behind bars. this week in the appeals case, experts will talk about the dna evidence and weaknesses, perhaps, in what they found there. could it lead to freedom? we'll get a live report coming up. but first, another check of your forecast with janice huff. >> it is starting to warm up a

bit, but not as hot in the northeast today as it has been. not expecting any records today. this couple's been married 10,000 days. this is the way to get on tv. translate the 10,000 days, i can't do the math right now. >> 27 years and four months. >> i love it. let's check the weather and see what's happening this morning. of course, the heat is a big story. we still have oppressive conditions from washington, d.c. down to charleston, and also from indianapolis back to the central plains, oklahoma city, dallas going to be another scorcher today. it does calm down, though, across the great lakes and the northeast. let's talk more rain for the chicago area. about 7 inches of rain yesterday caused relatively speaking pretty nice weather once we lose the low clouds. misty skies in parts of the inner bay and coastline this morning. should see low 80s around san jose. close to sfend around oakland, 60s for san francisco and i hope you like the weather we have today because the seven-day forecast really doesn't change a

whole lot. we'll cool off a little inland through the first half of the week. as we approach next weekend, high pressure building in means as we get closer to the start of august we'll see temperatures inland woerj into the 90s. angeles. and when we're not here, check your weather any time on weather.com. now back to lester. all right. janice, thank you. tomorrow may be the most explosive and important court date for amanda knox yet. she's appealing her conviction for murdering her british roommate. and with the trial resuming, forensics experts will present their findings involving two critical pieces of dna evidence. nbc's keith miller is outside the courthouse in perugia, italy. keith, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. well, it's crunch time for amanda knox in her appeal of the murder conviction. the defense team for knox in these next days of testimony are convinced their client will be set free.

despite years in prison, amanda knox continues to appear as the all-american girl. the 24-year-old from seattle, washington, just celebrated her fourth birthday behind bars. with a cappuccino shared with fellow inmates. according to her mother, knox expects to spend her next birthday back home with friends and family. >> she's definitely more hopeful she will be spending christmases and everything from, you know, now on at home. >> reporter: on monday, the court will hear crucial the testimony from court-appointed forensic experts. in the absence of an eyewitness, and the defendants proclaiming their innocence, the prosecution relied on dna to win a conviction. this case has always been about the dna. but during this appeal process, it appears a flaw has emerged in the prosecution's case. in a written report submitted to the court, the panel of independent forensic scientists say that dna evidence failed to

conform to international standards. specifically, the dna material found on the knife allegedly used to murder knox' roommate, meredith kercher. claiming there was dna from knox on the handle and dna from the victim on the blade. on monday, forensic scientists are expected to testify that the dna material was insufficient to reach a verdict of guilty. >> everything's turned. the truth is now finally coming out. you know, i think it takes some pressure off of all of us. so i think maybe -- i think amanda put it well, we're all breathing a little easier. >> in the closing stages of the trial, the defense team will also raise the issue of motive. the prosecution originally claimed this was a crime linked to a sex game gone wrong. but that theory was never proved. and the fallback motive that knox murdered her roommate in a

jealous rage has fallen flat. this week's testimony could reveal in the most dramatic way if an innocent person has been wrongly convicted. if the testimony swings knox' way, she still won't be free because the italians take the month of august off. so we're not expecting a final verdict from the appeals judge until some time this fall. lester? >> keith miller, thank you. paul cowan is a defense attorney and former prosecutor. good morning. >> good morning. >> how important was the dna in the conviction? if you throw that out, does everything else fall apart? >> the most critical piece in the case. the so-called double dna knife. knox's dna on the handled and dna of the victim on the blade. now they're saying not even enough dna to analyze. that takes the murder weapon out of the case. >> the prosecution is going to rebut in some form or fashion. what will they say?

>> they're now going to have to attack dna experts appointed by the court, and they're going to have to defend the dna analysis at trial, which was very, very shaky dna analysis. there was so little dna on that knife blade that there was none really available for the defense to examine. so the defense never had a chance to do a forthright attack on it at trial. now for the first time, they've had independent experts look at it. >> and it was important evidence, but there were other things that came out of trial. there were some witness accounts that placed her at the scene. there was her own admission, which i know was not admitted into evidence. but police say she admitted to the crime at one point before recanting. >> well, if you go through each of those step-by-step and look at them. the evidence in every area is shaky. the witnesses, for instance, one of them was a drunk who later recanted his testimony. some of them were criminals. they were giving testimony that she was in the vicinity of the apartment on the night of the murder. and then if you look to the big thing, and i think once the

dna's out, there's only one thing left in this case. amanda knox confessed to the murder. but she confessed to it after ten hours of interrogation by they say maybe upwards of 30 italian policemen who cheered when she signed her confession. and in her confession, she puts the murderer as a guy named lamumba who is the wrong guy, he's not even in the case. >> he had a solid alibi. >> then there was her behavior during the trial. she got labeled with the name foxy knoxy. there were reports of her doing cart wheels while being questioned in incarceration. how did -- first of all, how has she changed her image now? and does that come back to haunt her? >> it has come back to haunt her in a big way. she's changed her image. she's very subdued and respectful of the court. in the original trial she acted inappropriately. she was laughing and smiling, did things that rubbed the jury the wrong way.

and in italy, they were not sequestered. they were able to read tabloid accounts about her inappropriate behavior. she was acting like a rich, spoiled american kid. and i think it rubbed people the wrong way. and i think it was the atmosphere of the case that did her in more than the evidence in the case. kind of reminds me a little bit of the casey anthony case in some respects where a lot of people thought the atmosphere would convict her. but the hard evidence in this case, it seems to be falling apart bit by bit as meticulously the appellate court re-examines everything. i would say things are looking up for amanda knox in italy, but we'll have to wait and see. >> we'll have to wait till the fall to find out for sure. how the summer heat can hurt your pets. right me.

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this morning on "today's pets." the not so fun summer heat and how it affects your pets. so keeping your pet well-hydrated and cool is absolutely essential. pet expert andrea is here with important information. thanks for being with us. how can you tell if your pet is overheated? obviously they're not going to tell you with their words. >> yes, and we have to remember that animals tend to be very stoic and social, so they want to be with us. you have to be aware of the signs at the very beginning. excessive panting, increased heart rate, some of the more extreme signs of heatstroke are vomiting or diarrhea, but obvious obviously, you want to catch those signs way before that point. >> how would you prevent your pet from becoming overheated? besides obviously keeping them indoors all the time? it's impossible. >> it's impossible, but one of

the most important things is hydration. >> right. >> making sure they have water at all times. you also might want to provide them with toys that are frozen, like the toy that's down here, so i put her food and froze it so it's nice and cool. probably one of the most important things, keep your pets inside at all times when possible. when you need to take them out for a potty break, that's great. but be aware of concrete, it heats up very quick, it's like an oven. and also make sure you're aware of the fact that the concrete can burn their pads. >> i would assume that dogs with a lot of hair are going to be really, really hot and you don't want them outside all the time. but you say that's not necessarily the case. >> it's not necessarily true. a dog's hair can protect them from the cold and from the heat. >> works both ways. >> yes. >> rather than immediately shaving down your dog thinking it's going to cool them off, talk to your vet and see what's appropriate for your dog depending on their age and health? >> and make sure you leave an inch or two, if not a little bit

more to protect them from the sun because they can get sunburned and cats, as well. just like we can. >> is it the same rules that apply with regard to the heat as they do for puppies and these guys over here? >> dogs only release heat through panting and the pads of their feet. but they're not efficient at cooling down, not like we are. what you need to keep in mind is that cats shouldn't be outside during the warm weather and should not be left outside unsupervised any time of the year because they're susceptible to getting hurt by another animal or causing damage to wildlife. >> which pets are most susceptible to the heat? which should we be most careful able? >> animals that -- if you've got a persian cat -- >> a push face? >> an animal with a shorter snout. >> okay. >> if you have a bulldog, persian cat, they're generally more susceptible as are older dogs and young dogs and any

animals with health issues. >> do i have a push face? >> no, you don't. >> and everyone's going to be taking trips. one thing to keep in mind is. >> never, ever, ever leave your animals unsupervised in the car because it can heat up like an oven in no time flat. >> who is this i'm holding? >> all the animals up for adoption. >> thank you so much for being here. andrea arden. and up next, we were sent on an expedition to nowhere. e had to survive in the wilderness. did we? we will let you know coming up. . vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and because u.s.a.a.'s commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. u.s.a.a. we know what it means to serve.

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back for part two of our

survival school adventure. >> as we told you yesterday, we went to utah for a crash course in wilderness survival. >> that's right. you saw us head out into the wild without tents, cell phones, blackberries, no food. plenty of critters, no creature comforts, however. here's how it all began and ended. >> reporter: our mission, a night in the wild with bolder outdoor survival school in utah. no tents, no sleeping bags, no toiletries or even toilets for that matter. >> you're suggesting you -- >> you want to wipe yourself -- >> i know it sounds counterintuitive. >> i am so holding. >> a long hike revealed our shelter for the night. this sandy alcove. by now it was nearly midnight and we still hadn't eaten save for some contraband snacks. >> don't tell lester and amy.

i may be hungry, they're starving. >> reporter: to cook our real dinner, we needed to create fire without matches, something our guide had done before snuffing out our visions of a hot meal. >> what did you do? >> what are you doing? >> i'm putting it out because you guys are going to make the dinner fire. >> with no choice but to put up or go hungry, we seized our fire-making tools and tried -- >> at this point -- >> i can't do it. >> reporter: -- and tried. >> i can't. my hand. i literally can't. >> you did very well. >> until finally, one of us found the spark and literally breathed the life into it. >> wow. >> i made fire. >> you did. >> wow. wow, wow, wow -- okay. >> right in there. >> i had made fire.

you think my co-anchors would be happy and not at all jealous. >> lester made a fire. don't care. i don't care. i've made plenty of fires on my stove. >> listen, honey, in all seriousness, we came here and this was not meant to be a competition. it was for me. >> feeling hunger pains? >> we'd be eating dessert by now, but instead it's 1:00 in the morning. >> you're so good looking, can we use your fire? we're starving and we're eating lentil, potatoes. >> this ain't no pepperoni pizza. >> this was worth the wait. >> exhaustion had set in, and now surviving the cold mountain night became priority number one. >> first of all, i don't even know how we're sleeping. we don't have sleeping bags. >> how much is the temperature going to drop, you think?

>> i advise you not to sleep on cold sand because you'll be freezing. >> a few hours later, daybreak. >> we survived the night, and i slept. that in itself surprised me. >> i was cold. >> i can't think, i can't move. i need food. i need coffee. i'm not good without either of those good things. i feel like it's an effort for me to speak right now. >> i suddenly realized i never asked you about wild animals. >> i noticed you didn't ask. >> are there? >> oh, yeah. >> you're a lot bigger than him. >> i said face your fear, lester. face it. >> my worst fear when i was growing up in the dark to go to the bathroom last night was i was standing amidst snakes. >> thank god i didn't see those

bugs. did you see those bugs? yeah, if i'd seen those bugs before we'd gone to sleep, i would have slept even worse. >> apparently i'm under the assumption that we're skipping breakfast to go out and learn new skills. one of the skills better be how to find a starbucks. >> as a general rule, do not be forging along the way on the trail. >> i'm going to start eating like corn on the cob. >> onion tasted like onion. >> and there's always leftovers. >> i know it looks gross, but looks good to me. >> i mean, that's disgusting. like i just lost my appetite watching you put that in your mouth. >> did i eat something toxic, or didn't i? >> with full stomachs, it was time to pack up. -- fill up, and move on. >> piece of cake. >> to the toughest test yet. >> these are going to be your

maps. you're going to use, and the three of you together are going to get us back to the parking lot. >> all right. >> i was pretty observant coming here. >> i wasn't observant coming here, but i figured in the great wide open, i would be able to find my way. >> i like it because someone else is taking responsibility. so if she's right, then great. if she's wrong, that's more material for me in the weeks and months ahead. i'm just going to shut up and follow. >> i would say that we are -- i'm not sure why this is so complicated. >> there's tracks along this way. >> okay. here we go. >> it could be the last lost tv crew. >> we've got a problem. >> no, lester. lester's a lost cause. lester found a grasshopper a mile and a half back. and the guy's still traumatized by it. he's walking with two left feet right now. >> after a few wrong turns and false starts --

>> this is a direct route. i think we're headed straight for the parking lot. >> i think i see our van! i see our van! >> where? >> i see the van! i see the van! amy, you were right! the van. >> high five! >> three anchors put to the test. >> and we survived, together. >> we're a long way from studio 1a, but they've done a fantastic job. >> good grief. >> fantastic! >> can i just defend myself here? >> with this? oh, my gosh! it's a grasshopper, it's crazy, it's going to bite me. >> what was happening was -- it wasn't a grasshopper, it was a giant hornet this big. when you see me come behind jenna, i was trying to grab her

and push you out of the way and protect you. >> when it comes to ants and gnats, lester is not the man you think he is. and snakes. it was fun, though. we had fun. >> i tweeted a question of what people could live without. what's the one thing they must have. i love this one, king size bed, hair dryer, and air-conditioner. >> one thing that person can't live without. >> and we weren't alone out there. producers were also shooting, camera and sound. and by the way, they got to eat. >> they did eat. they had -- >> and they smuggled. and kimmie gordon did a great job editing this. >> they were sleeping on the ground with us, as well, without tents, except for the photographer. >> and i love getting up that morning and kim called me aside and gave me a granola bar. >> we all had our moments of cheat. but in the end, we're now best friends forever, you guys.

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that's going to do it for us here on this sunday morning. thanks for coming in on a sunday. >> and we have gather eed the whole gang, because we want to wish good-bye and good luck to our executive producer. you may not know, but pat does double duty here. he has been producing the mornings and then nightly news on the weekends with me. so i've had the pleasure working with him both times. our loss is brian williams' gain. going over to executive produce "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. are you touched by the cake? we'll miss you. we didn't put your name on it.

>> fill in name here. >> turnover's an issue, so we want to save money. >> thank you for everything. thank you, pat. >> thank you. >> bye, pat.